Developments in AI research suggest that it is increasingly hard to distinguish human and machine as the composer of a piece of music. Is AI set to replace the human composer? Through a series of works and performances, we have demonstrated a different approach: that AI can be a collaborator in co-creating new music.
In this talk we welcome Dr Robert Laidlow, whose recent work Silicon was performed by the BBC Philharmonic last October, billed by New Scientist as "BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Performs with AI for the First Time". David De Roure will also talk about a recent collaboration in Oxford exploring the future of music and technology through hip hop.
Robert and David have collaborated in their research through the Centre for Practice & Research in Science & Music (PRiSM) at the Royal Northern College of Music, and The Alan Turing Institute. Robert previously joined us in Wolfson for the Sound of Contagion event in November 2021.
This event is organised by the Wolfson Digital Research Cluster.
Is AI set to replace composers, or are we co-creating new genres?
Thursday 9 February 6pm-7pm
The Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Rd, Oxford OX2 6UD
Speakers: Dr Robert Laidlow and Prof David De Roure
https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/music-and-artificial-intelligence-mimic-or-muse
